Another video of the Smith Connoisseur - Andante Religioso (Mendelssohn Organ Sonata arrangement)

I found my old Dr Stainer's American organ primer - yes!

Hi folks

I decided to make another recording of the Smith Connoisseur.  I was rifling through some of my old music and came across an arrangement of Mendelssohn's Andante Religioso for single manual.....so here it is.

Click HERE

or here is the YouTube Link   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSImwNbXr1s

Stencilled shades

You can hear the keys rattling, the bellows squeaking, the odd cipher, the coupler cutting in and out - pretty hilarious actually!  Although, I always maintain that a good organist can accept what ever instrument is presented and find a way to get the best out of it.

Enjoy....and keep reeding folks.


Phil

A Video of the Smith Connoisseur

Hi folks

I could not resist. Here is a YouTube recording of yours truly playing the old unrestored Smith Connoisseur.

My dear daughter #1 kindly videoed it on her iPhone, so it is not uber cinema-graphically polished or anything.

Plenty of notes and stops do not work, ciphers galore, hopelessly out of tune, wheezy bellows......but hey, enjoy the video anyway. 

God So Loved the World -  Stainer’s ’The Crucifixion’

Here is the YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZgDcnEAOOw

or click HERE


Alternatively, type this search into YouTube - Smith Connoisseur reed organ - God so loved the world - Hymn



I can have fun messing around on this organ whilst the Estey Artist Z56 is being resurrected.

Take care folks ...... there will be more uploads eventually.

Phil